THE OBJECTING BROTHER.
Si* wwz "The objectln' bro'hr." an' they lKowed him fur an' nig a; Objected to the runnln' o' the roun' wort' an' the sky! IFirr.'t anything could plea*e him In reason or in rhyme, w«c born fer jest objeetln'—far obJwettn' all the time! Caw "Mil fer the steeple. . . Hla objection come to that: Give the parson a new beaver—didn't like that style o' hat! U»htnln' rod. fer safety;—No! the lightnln* should respect 7""M good Lord's house o* meetln'—an" he ris up to object! Be wux sparkin' of a widder: When it come the marriage day "Aft' the preacher axed the people el they had a word to s&y .Why they shouldn't be united fer weal as well as woe, V* hollered: "I object, sir!" an' th' wldder's cake wuz dough! Contiariest o' fellers in the country. I'll be boun'! PTsrn't no doln' nuthln' w'en you teen 'lm isttin' roun'! Ifec' when he gits to glory—ef hla bag■age thar Is checked. ITS mf beliefs St. Peter*!! shet hun out with: "I object!" •4*7. Ik Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 386, 1 October 1903, Page 8
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180THE OBJECTING BROTHER. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 386, 1 October 1903, Page 8
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